Hardware refers to the physical elements of a computer. This is also sometime called the machinery or the equipment of the computer. Examples of hardware in a computer are the keyboard, the monitor, the mouse and the central processing unit.
The FOID card is issued by the Illinois State Police, who first perform a check of the applicant on the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), an electronic database maintained by the FBI.
The DSP has the authority to revoke a FOID card if the holder becomes a prohibited purchaser. See Disarming Prohibited Persons in Illinois for a description of the gun relinquishment process when a FOID card is revoked.